SE451918B - Halvledaranordning av hogspenningstyp med reducerad kenslighet for oavsiktlig tillkoppling till foljd av hoga spenningstransienter - Google Patents

Halvledaranordning av hogspenningstyp med reducerad kenslighet for oavsiktlig tillkoppling till foljd av hoga spenningstransienter

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SE451918B
SE451918B SE8103223A SE8103223A SE451918B SE 451918 B SE451918 B SE 451918B SE 8103223 A SE8103223 A SE 8103223A SE 8103223 A SE8103223 A SE 8103223A SE 451918 B SE451918 B SE 451918B
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Prior art keywords
cathode
region
gate electrode
layer
gate
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SE8103223A
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Swedish (sv)
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SE8103223L (sv
Inventor
V A K Temple
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Gen Electric
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Publication of SE451918B publication Critical patent/SE451918B/sv

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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D64/00Electrodes of devices having potential barriers
    • H10D64/20Electrodes characterised by their shapes, relative sizes or dispositions 
    • H10D64/23Electrodes carrying the current to be rectified, amplified, oscillated or switched, e.g. sources, drains, anodes or cathodes
    • H10D64/233Cathode or anode electrodes for thyristors
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D18/00Thyristors
    • H10D18/221Thyristors having amplifying gate structures, e.g. cascade configurations
    • HELECTRICITY
    • H10SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES; ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • H10DINORGANIC ELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
    • H10D62/00Semiconductor bodies, or regions thereof, of devices having potential barriers
    • H10D62/10Shapes, relative sizes or dispositions of the regions of the semiconductor bodies; Shapes of the semiconductor bodies
    • H10D62/17Semiconductor regions connected to electrodes not carrying current to be rectified, amplified or switched, e.g. channel regions
    • H10D62/192Base regions of thyristors
    • H10D62/206Cathode base regions of thyristors

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  • Thyristors (AREA)
SE8103223A 1980-05-23 1981-05-21 Halvledaranordning av hogspenningstyp med reducerad kenslighet for oavsiktlig tillkoppling till foljd av hoga spenningstransienter SE451918B (sv)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US06/152,770 US4261000A (en) 1980-05-23 1980-05-23 High voltage semiconductor device having an improved dv/dt capability

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SE8103223L SE8103223L (sv) 1981-11-24
SE451918B true SE451918B (sv) 1987-11-02

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US (1) US4261000A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
JP (1) JPS5718361A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CA (1) CA1160358A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
CH (1) CH655204A5 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
DE (1) DE3120124A1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)
SE (1) SE451918B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow)

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US4514898A (en) * 1983-02-18 1985-05-07 Westinghouse Electric Corp. Method of making a self protected thyristor
JPS61113279A (ja) * 1984-11-08 1986-05-31 Fuji Electric Co Ltd 光サイリスタ

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JPS4312107Y1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1966-03-29 1968-05-24
DE2146178C3 (de) * 1971-09-15 1979-09-27 Brown, Boveri & Cie Ag, 6800 Mannheim Thyristor mit Steuerstromverstärkung
DE2238486A1 (de) * 1972-08-04 1974-02-14 Siemens Ag Thyristor
DE2300754A1 (de) * 1973-01-08 1974-07-11 Siemens Ag Thyristor
JPS502482A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1973-05-08 1975-01-11
JPS5718347B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1974-01-07 1982-04-16
GB1499845A (en) * 1975-03-26 1978-02-01 Mullard Ltd Thyristors
DE2607678A1 (de) * 1976-02-25 1977-09-01 Siemens Ag Anordnung zum herabsetzen der freiwerdezeit eines thyristors
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DE2739187C2 (de) * 1977-08-31 1981-10-29 Licentia Patent-Verwaltungs-Gmbh, 6000 Frankfurt Steuerbarer Halbleitergleichrichter mit einer Mehrzahl von Schichten unterschiedlichen Leitfähigkeitstyps
DE2928685A1 (de) * 1978-07-20 1980-01-31 Electric Power Res Inst Thyristor mit gesteuertem strom bei spannungsdurchbruch und verfahren zur begrenzung des durchbruchstroms in durchlassrichtung durch einen thyristor

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JPS5718361A (en) 1982-01-30
SE8103223L (sv) 1981-11-24
DE3120124A1 (de) 1982-03-04
JPH0222547B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1990-05-18
DE3120124C2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) 1993-09-16
US4261000A (en) 1981-04-07
CA1160358A (en) 1984-01-10
CH655204A5 (de) 1986-03-27

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